# Somewhat Non-technical illustration of what is Solid?

**URL:** <https://forum.solidproject.org/t/somewhat-non-technical-illustration-of-what-is-solid/4227>\
**Category:** Use Solid\
**Created:** [April 16, 2021, 12:21pm UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/somewhat-non-technical-illustration-of-what-is-solid/4227 "2021-04-16T12:21:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![FutureLearnSole](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.solidproject.org/futurelearnsole/32/2451_2.png) [@FutureLearnSole](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/FutureLearnSole)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2021, 12:21pm UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/somewhat-non-technical-illustration-of-what-is-solid/4227/1 "2021-04-16T12:21:51Z")

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![solid-is-data-pod](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/uploads/solidproject/original/2X/8/851f81483aef6190188d3b8da91002611aa8298f.gif)  
_Invitation for other GIFS to spice up the snooze abit_ 🙃

**Use Solid**  
**The Future is so much bigger**

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**Author:** ![FutureLearnSole](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.solidproject.org/futurelearnsole/32/2451_2.png) [@FutureLearnSole](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/FutureLearnSole)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2021, 6:20am UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/somewhat-non-technical-illustration-of-what-is-solid/4227/2 "2021-06-12T06:20:33Z")

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![uBlock](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/uploads/solidproject/original/2X/b/b5ee5dc2798bc34311e16c1532c0599cc25d4ec0.png)

_is [Solid acls](https://git.sr.ht/~learnpastsole/web-access-spec#individual-resource-acls) like this [uBlock](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/user/11423598/) things?_

![adv_Brave_Sheilds]()  
_is [Brave Sheilds](https://support.brave.com/hc/article_attachments/360059262472/shieldsadvanced.jpeg) like this [Solid acl](https://git.sr.ht/~learnpastsole/web-access-spec#individual-resource-acls) things?_

_"sure, got it `wac` [`acl`](https://git.sr.ht/~learnpastsole/userguide#manage-your-trusted-applications)"_

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**Author:** ![FutureLearnSole](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.solidproject.org/futurelearnsole/32/2451_2.png) [@FutureLearnSole](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/FutureLearnSole)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2021, 2:14pm UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/somewhat-non-technical-illustration-of-what-is-solid/4227/3 "2021-06-23T14:14:42Z")

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![interop_3](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/uploads/solidproject/original/2X/7/7490e90cd33682a6458cbe5feb197f3093f83349.gif)

:Interop _not IF but WHEN_

See [ShapeRepo - Make your Apps Interoperable](https://shaperepo.com/)  
2021-06-21T22:00:00Z

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**Author:** ![FutureLearnSole](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.solidproject.org/futurelearnsole/32/2451_2.png) [@FutureLearnSole](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/FutureLearnSole)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2021, 6:20am UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/somewhat-non-technical-illustration-of-what-is-solid/4227/4 "2021-07-15T06:20:18Z")

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_The views and opinions expressed in this post are those of the pseudonyms and do not necessarily reflect the views of the [Solidproject](https://solidproject.org/newsletter)._

 ![DISTRIBUTE2](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/uploads/solidproject/original/2X/a/a47d04beecb7cef68b43a76e781bfebab26e3d81.jpeg)  
Yes Big Tech? Not going to break open the ~~**silo**~~? Wish you well cuz’ we can’t put back [Solid](https://forum.solidproject.org/)/ [Inrupt](https://podbrowser.inrupt.com/)/ [Interop](https://shaperepo.com/) back in the box either 😢  
2021-07-14T22:00:00Z

_The views and opinions expressed in this post are those of the pseudonyms and do not necessarily reflect the views of the [Solidproject](https://solidproject.org/newsletter)._

[Solid is spec,](https://solid.github.io/specification/)  
[~learnpastsole](https://lists.sr.ht/~learnpastsole)

> **Persistance?**
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> scraped into a Solid POD [https://eaidter.inrupt.net/public/posts/somehwhat-tehcnical-illustrations-Solid.html](https://eaidter.inrupt.net/public/posts/somehwhat-tehcnical-illustrations-Solid.html)
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> Posted to [https://forum.solidproject.org/t/somewhat-non-technical-illustration-of-what-is-solid/4227/3](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/somewhat-non-technical-illustration-of-what-is-solid/4227/3)